[QUOTE=Sprockethead;38881110]You could extend the sewer levels slightly, And if not add a sort of boss-fight, you could make the guy stand down at the end of a corridor and shuffle away the moment you look at him or reach a trigger. Like, Vague sightings in case you dont want to make an entirely new model.
Make it seem like he is stalking you.
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Well eli had a cremator head in a jar in his lab, said he had no idea what it was. So cremators exist in the canon, Theyre simply not well known to the characters, im imagining the rebels/citizens have based an urban legend around him, like a boogeyman of sorts.
Alyx might have fought a cremator actually, since she was the one who brought it to eli.[/QUOTE]
What might fit well in the game is either some video on a screen showing the cremator doing its thing or a small section in the game like the gman sightings, except with the creamator.
[QUOTE=vexx21322;38881520]What might fit well in the game is either some video on a screen showing the cremator doing its thing or a small section in the game like the gman sightings, except with the creamator.[/QUOTE]
yeah thats what i was getting at
I edited the area round his eyes a bit, and also gave him new eyebrows.
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/moztA.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/kuvCB.jpg[/img_thumb]
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38881649]I edited the area round his eyes a bit, and also gave him new eyebrows.
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/moztA.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/kuvCB.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Oh that looks much better.
I think the face is okay but now I'm bugged by his beard. I think it's maybe too detailed and at the same time not thick enough.
For better comparison:
My Breen (left) Retail Breen (right)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb]
hmmmm, maybe his eyes are [I]still[/I] too light.
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[QUOTE=Marden;38881801]I think the face is okay but now I'm bugged by his beard. I think it's maybe too detailed and at the same time not thick enough.[/QUOTE]
[I]Is[/I] there such a thing as "too detailed"?
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38882667]For better comparison:
My Breen (left) Retail Breen (right)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb]
hmmmm, maybe his eyes are [I]still[/I] too light.
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[I]Is[/I] there such a thing as "too detailed"?[/QUOTE]
The eyebrows are tallest outermost, I think if you level them out slightly, perhaps shift it around it would look better/more like breen.
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38882667]For better comparison:
My Breen (left) Retail Breen (right)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb]
hmmmm, maybe his eyes are [I]still[/I] too light.
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[I]Is[/I] there such a thing as "too detailed"?[/QUOTE]
It looks like he's spent too much time applying fake tan.
[QUOTE=Kingy_ME;38882911]It looks like he's spent too much time applying fake tan.[/QUOTE]
I already answered this:
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38870789]Also, in reply to the people who said he looks sunburned at the moment. I agree, though just so you know, I don't change the skin coloring until I have the face textures mostly done, at that point it's much easier, than doing all the different layers I use individually.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38882667]For better comparison:
My Breen (left) Retail Breen (right)
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb]
hmmmm, maybe his eyes are [I]still[/I] too light.
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[I]Is[/I] there such a thing as "too detailed"?[/QUOTE]
Hm, yeah, still too bright. But there is still something about the eyes that make your Breen look alien-y. Maybe the pupils should be a bit bigger?
I don't know what it is about it, but the beard is definitely off. It looks like white wires coming out of his face, as opposed to hair (especially near where beard meets shaved face).
His beard and moustache cover his lips too much.
[QUOTE=Marden;38883163]Hm, yeah, still too bright. But there is still something about the eyes that make your Breen look alien-y. Maybe the pupils should be a bit bigger?[/QUOTE]
Ok, how's this for the eyes?
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/dH1xr.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb]
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38883372]Ok, how's this for the eyes?
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/dH1xr.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/yydaY.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
Much MUCH better
I think the color is perfect now. I'm curious how he would look if you enlarge those pupils just a bit.
[QUOTE=Marden;38883449]I think the color is perfect now. I'm curious how he would look if you enlarge those pupils just a bit.[/QUOTE]
I agree, retail Breen has larger pupils.
[QUOTE=Marden;38883449]I think the color is perfect now. I'm curious how he would look if you enlarge those pupils just a bit.[/QUOTE]
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/nWp9t.jpg[/img_thumb]
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[I]yes, I did actually resize it, take a close look and compare it between this and the last photo taken. His pupil's about twice the size of the old one.[/I]
[QUOTE=Fat-Corgi-Guy;38881649]I edited the area round his eyes a bit, and also gave him new eyebrows.
[img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/moztA.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/ukjHU.jpg[/img_thumb][img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/kuvCB.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
The skin actually looks really good here. The problem with the pictures you're posting is that it's as if his face textures are all fullbright against the map he's standing in... So while the background is all moody and dark, his entire head is just like some kind of painted light bulb, you know?
Is that intentional for any reason?
[QUOTE=Sobek-;38884718]The skin actually looks really good here. The problem with the pictures you're posting is that it's as if his face textures are all fullbright against the map he's standing in... So while the background is all moody and dark, his entire head is like some semi-transparent internally lit painted light bulb, you know?
Is that intentional for any reason?[/QUOTE]
No, it's just I was trying to find the best lighting, Breen office seemed the best. Plus with the darker background, you focus more on the face, right?
Eyes look great now.
Nitpicking! The shape of his beard is off:
[img_thumb]http://3nonetwo.com/zpers/images/breenbeard.jpg[/img_thumb]
The direction of his beard definitely need reworking. The hair should be flowing downwards (especially along his jawline). His original beard appears to thin out at the lowest corners (either side of his chin), and is at its thickest directly on his chin — Find a way to make the beard at his chin appear thicker, even if you just lighten the area.
Also, it seems you've got hair growing [i]on[/i] his lower lip? Try to keep the hair on the edge of his lip, or add more definition to the edge (maybe darken the area underneath).
hairy lips
[QUOTE=Cows Rule;38881441]I wouldn't mind seeing some whole new sections added to the game, or just small additional maps. The urban fights could've been drawn into some kind of large road, kind of like that the one beta scene with the strider blowing out the sign.
And this guy,
[img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090926103458/half-life/en/images/0/0c/Hydra_concept_art.jpg[/img]
I honestly thought he was pretty cool, could slip him into the sewer section on the return to city 17. Maybe isolated heads could come out of grates.[/QUOTE]
Perhaps treat it like the tentacle from HL1?
also make the hairs more dense/thick
it looks like mold currently in some areas
[editline]19th December 2012[/editline]
spiderwebs in others
This is the best thing ever.
[quote=The Castro]Perhaps treat it like the tentacle from HL1?[/quote]
The Hydra from what we saw didn't seem to me big enough to warrant something so elaborate, I could see it as something like how the floor turrets acted in the suppression building during the street war. The "seeing" head could always be poking its head out, and when the player draws too close the other heads would come out and strike. Then like the floor turrets, one could just drop a grenade down it's little hole and it would die. Perhaps even some blue translucent, veiny biomass could surround the hole to make it's presence seem strong.
As cool as it would be, it'd be a pain, the beta models would probably either need a ton of work, or they'd need to be modeled/textured, animated, scripted and placed from scratch.
Oh yeah, I didn't mean give it its own room or something, I meant like when the tentacle shows up a second time and it's more of an obstacle in an arena.
Hydras and cremators aren't necessary. This mod aims to improve HL2 and bring the visuals up to date with other games, not bring back cut enemies. As cool as it would be, I think you should just stick to your original goals especially if you ever want to release this mod. Scope creep kills mods way too often.
[QUOTE=Milkyway M16;38887629]Hydras and cremators aren't necessary. This mod aims to improve HL2 and bring the visuals up to date with other games, not bring back cut enemies. As cool as it would be, I think you should just stick to your original goals especially if you ever want to release this mod. Scope creep kills mods way too often.[/QUOTE]
I still think seeing a cameo appearance of the Cremator would be a really awesome throw-back. But I don't think it should be on a CRT, it should be seen in person, at a distance or height (?) that the player wouldn't be able to get to before the Cremator left.
[QUOTE=Milkyway M16;38887629]Hydras and cremators aren't necessary. This mod aims to improve HL2 and bring the visuals up to date with other games, not bring back cut enemies. As cool as it would be, I think you should just stick to your original goals especially if you ever want to release this mod. Scope creep kills mods way too often.[/QUOTE]
I'd like to see the cremator make an appearance, but I think it should be something that's left until later to decide on, after everything else is pretty much finished.
[QUOTE=endorphinsam;38887737]I still think seeing a cameo appearance of the Cremator would be a really awesome throw-back. But I don't think it should be on a CRT, it should be seen in person, at a distance or height (?) that the player wouldn't be able to get to before the Cremator left.[/QUOTE]
I just thought something like, you're walking through the sewers and you come up to a tunnel blocked by a grate, there's a T junction at the other end. A huge burst of flame comes around the corner and burns up a corpse, then a cremator slowly walks past, stopping and looking at you for a moment before continuing on
Then through the level you'd hear the occasional sound of a flamethrower, along with some echoing screams
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